Guyana News

Mangroves in Guyana are considered a protected species under the amended Forestry Act of 2010 making it illegal to destroy mangroves without prior permission from the Commissioner of the Guyana Forestry Commission.

Almost a day after fisherman, Navindra Ramnarine was killed in a hit-and-run accident along the Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Public Road, a police constable on Sunday surrendered and admitted that he was the driver of the motor vehicle at the time of the accident.

For as long as these parts have been inhabited, a frenetic battle has been waged with the seas to protect the coastland in which self-propagating mangroves have played no small role.

A 31-year-old Essequibo resident was on Sunday night fatally struck during an argument with a relative who has since been arrested by the police.

Even as a spokesman touted plans for several projects that Global Oil Environmental Services (GOES) is hoping to implement at Coverden, on the East Bank of Demerara, its proposed construction of a waste treatment facility in the community is being met with resistance by residents, who are sceptical due to a lack of consultations on the potential effects of the project.

Tenders were last Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the remaining works to the Ministry of Health’s Head Office.

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GO-Invest Waynewright Owen Verwey is seeking environmental authorisation to construct and operate a non-hazardous material storage facility to store imported equipment for offshore oil and gas operations.

The University of Guyana’s Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE) has announced the introduction of six new programmes for the academic year 2021/2022, for which applications are currenly open.

A jury was empaneled yesterday morning to hear the trial of former police sergeant Shawn Sandy, who is accused of the 2016 unlawful killing of his employer, dredge owner Feroze Khan.

Two new COVID-19 fatalities along with 80 more cases of the virus were recorded yesterday.

May 17th has been set for hearing of the application filed by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo who is seeking to set aside a $20M default judgment he has been ordered to pay former government minister Annette Ferguson who had brought a libel action against him.

A man who was awaiting sentencing for larceny has been further remanded after he denied stealing some of the articles mentioned in some of the charges laid against him.

(Ministry of Health and COVAX press release)  – Guyana today received 38,400 COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX Facility, a partnership between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to ensure the equitable distribution of vaccines against COVID-19 globally.

A Better Hope, East Coast Demerara man who was visiting relatives on the Essequibo River island of Leguan was yesterday found dead, floating in the water at Success Beach.

At about 3 pm yesterday at Fairfield, Essequibo Coast, 31-year-old Ganga Persaud called Toney was fatally stabbed after an argument while consuming alcohol.

The Ministry of Health today said that two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Developer of the planned Versailles-Malgre Tout oil and gas shore base,  Krishna ‘Kris’ Persaud says that the local team working on the project will soon address concerns about a large swathe of mangroves which were destroyed  even as sources close to him assured that “ample” mitigating measures will be taken.

ExxonMobil subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) has applied for an Environmental Authorization to undertake the Yellowtail Development Project – what would be the fourth oil extraction well offshore Guyana.

European Union (EU) Ambassador Fernando Ponz Cantó has reaffirmed the body’s commitment to support the development of Guyana and stated that it is their hope that the wealth from the country’s natural resources will be put towards the benefit of all Guyanese.

Minister of Human Services and Social Security,  Dr. Vindhya Persaud says that offices for Legal Aid services and Help and Shelter will soon be established in all regions.